Name/Title
ECHO OF THE VALLEY: A BRILLANT WALTZEntry/Object ID
L.2008.8Description
Sheet music, four bound paper sheets, title page with color image and text: image of village in valley with farms and houses in the foreground; fields and forest in background, cows in field in foreground and horse-drawn carriage on road; image framed by light green vine; text below image, "View of Cherry Valley, N Y. from the west. / TO MRS. DAVID H. LITTLE. / ECHO OF THE VALLEY, / A BRILLANT WALTZ / with introduction, composed for the / PIANO FORTE, / BY / J. A. FOWLER. / NEW YORK / PUBLISHED BY SAMUEL C. JOLLIE / 300. BROADWAY. / AGENT FOR PIANO FORTES WITH "DOLCE CAMPANA ATTACHMENT". / ALBANY, BOARDMAN & GRAY."; reverse of title page blank; text and three staff lines on front of second sheet; text above staff lines, "To Mrs David H. Little / ECHO OF THE VALLEY, / A BRILLIANT / WALTZ / WITH INTRODUCTION COMPOSED FOR THE / Piano Forte, / BY / J. A. FOWLER. / New York, Published by SAMUEL C. JOLIE 300 Broadway / Boardman & Gray Albany"; text under staff lines, "Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1850, by Samuel C.Jollie, / in the Clerk's office of the District Court, of the Southern District of New York." six staff lines on each of the following four pages; back page has advertisement for "SAMUEL C. JOLLIE, / PUBLISHER OF MUSIC, / And Manufacturer of Musical Instruments, / 300 BROADWAY, NEW - YORK./ AGENT FOR THE SALE OF/ Carhart's and Needham's Improved Melodeon."; image of a melodeon and text on the instrument and sheet music following; at bottom of page "DUBOIS & WARRINER,/ LATE DUBOISE & STODART,/ Beg to inform their friends and the public that they have disposed of their Catalogue of Music to SAMUEL C. JOLLIE, and have/ removed their Stock of Piano Fortes to the new and elegant Warerooms, 300 Broadway, where will be found a complete assortment of/ PIANO FORTES./ PIANO FORTES FOR HIRE.- Every Instrument purchased at this establishment is warranted."; entire advertisement is surrounded by rectangular filigree border.Made/Created
Artist Information
Artist
J. A. FowlerAttribution
ComposerManufacturer
Samuel C. JollieDate made
1850Other Names and Numbers
Other Number
Racette list # 8Dimensions
Dimension Description
OverallHeight
13-3/8 inWidth
10-1/2 inDimension Notes
Display Dimensions: 13 3/8 x 10 1/2 in. (34 x 26.7 cm)Condition
Notes
Remarks: Slight discoloration on pages and edges; holes and losses from binding on left edge of papers.General Notes
Note Type
StorageNoteNote
Home Location: Historic Hudson Valley, Union Church, Storage, Shelf 24ENote Type
DepartmentNote
Curatorial